Richard I, "the Simple" was Count of Angoulême and Périgord briefly in 975.
Biography Richard was the son of Count Bernard of Périgord with his second wife Garsenda.Adémar de Chabannes, Chronique, published by J. Chavanon, Paris, Picard, 1897
After his two half brothers Arnald I "Voratio" and William III "Talleyrand" had died within a short time of each other around 962, his brother Ralph "Bompar" succeeded to Périgord and Angoulême.Jean Combes ( dir. ) and Michel Luc ( dir. ), La Charente from Prehistory to the present day (collective work), St-Jean-d'Y, Imprimerie Bordessoules, coll. "History through documents", 1986, 429 pp.
The bastard son of William II Taillefer, Arnald II "Manzer" revolted with the support of Duke William IV of Aquitaine. In 975, Manzer killed Ralph in battle.Louis Halphen, France: the last Carolingians and the rise of Hugh Capet (888-987), in "History of the medieval world", vol. II, 1979, pp. 636–661
Richard took the title of Count for a short time, until Manzer captured Angoulême and Richard and his brothers Gauzbert and Heli. Richard and Gauzbert were executed in Périgord, however, Heli escaped and proclaimed himself Count, but died shortly after and was succeeded in Périgord by his sister Emma's husband Boso I of La Marche.Callahan, Daniel F. (2016). Jerusalem and the Cross in the Life and Writings of Ademar of Chabannes. Brill.
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